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was biking

  • past progressive of bike.

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Boniface Nkoma, a 48-year-old farmer on the Malawi side of the border, was biking home from market, carrying a sack of corn, when he crossed paths with four elephants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

The other day I was biking home from Westwood to Venice, as I had for nearly a decade.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2024

It was April 10, 2018, and Colin Brougham hadn’t sent his usual text to his wife that he was biking home.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2024

"I was biking in there. Then I saw the flames," he said.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2024

She returned moments later with his bag, the one he wore when he was biking, and she handed it to Moss.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro